Latin American and Caribbean Studies 125
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Professors Linda M. Clemente, Martin F. Farrell, Brian H. Smith; Associate Professors Geoff Guevara Geer, Soren Hauge, Emily Stovel; Assistant Professor Brian S. Bockelman (Coordinator) The Latin American and Caribbean Studies program is designed to provide students with a broad, interdisciplinary knowledge of the region’s history, culture, and contemporary affairs. This multifaceted focus emphasizes the diversity of peoples and complexity of issues, both past and present, that have given shape to the American experience beyond the borders of Canada and the United States. The Latin American and Caribbean Studies program also trains students to develop their independent and critical thinking skills as they tie together multiple intellectual trends and engage in hands-on research in the region. For majors and minors, this interdisciplinary program allows for a variety of research, professional, or academic specializations after graduation. The major in particular prepares students for careers in the non-profit sector, with government agencies, or with private businesses that have interests in the region, as well as for continued study at the graduate level. The minor allows students with a major in another discipline to broaden their academic scope and demonstrate their varied interests and expertise to the widest range of future employers. Students who seek to pursue advanced study and research in a Latin American or Caribbean field after Ripon may wish to complement their major or minor with another in a related subject area such as Anthropology, Economics, History, Religion, Romance and Classical Languages, or Politics and Government. Requirements for a major in Latin American and Caribbean Studies: 1) Proficiency in a language spoken in Latin America or the Caribbean, excluding English, is a prerequisite for the major. It can be demonstrated by the successful completion of Spanish 320 (or higher), Portuguese 302, French 307 (or higher), or an approved study abroad program in the region. The language prerequisite need not be met before declaring the major. Students interested in Portuguese, which is not always offered on a regular basis, should develop a plan of language study with the Coordinator. 2) Latin American and Caribbean Studies 201. 3) Six upper-division courses on Latin America and/or the Caribbean chosen from the list below or approved by the Coordinator, including no more than three courses in any single department. 4) Latin American and Caribbean Studies 401. An independent study project approved by the Coordinator and completed under the supervision of a faculty member who teaches in the program. Requirements for a minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies: 1) Knowledge of a language spoken in Latin America or the Caribbean, excluding English, is a prerequisite for the minor. It can be demonstrated by the successful completion of Spanish 222 (or higher), Portuguese 301, French 222 (or higher), or an approved study abroad program in the region. The language prerequisite need not be met before declaring the minor. Students interested in Portuguese, which is not always offered on a regular basis, should develop a plan of language study with the Coordinator. 2) Latin American and Caribbean Studies 201.